Brownfield Datacenter Sites in Texas
Texas has 62 brownfield datacenter candidate sites. Previously developed land with real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields trade remediation overhead for existing utility hookups, infill locations near fiber, and redevelopment incentives.
62
Brownfield sites
68.1/100
Avg score (top 25)
Texas
State
Brownfield
Type
Top brownfield sites in Texas
| Site | Type | County | Former use | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Creek | Brownfield | McLennan | coal | — | 1,357 MW | — | 73.1 |
| Guadalupe Generating Station | Brownfield | Guadalupe | gas | — | 320 MW | — | 72.6 |
| Greens Bayou | Brownfield | Harris | gas | — | 446 MW | — | 71.9 |
| J T Deely | Brownfield | Bexar | coal | — | 932 MW | — | 71.8 |
| Leon Creek | Brownfield | Bexar | gas | — | 189 MW | — | 71.4 |
| Sandow No 5 | Brownfield | Milam | coal | — | 1,025 MW | — | 71.2 |
| T H Wharton | Brownfield | Harris | gas | — | 248 MW | — | 71.2 |
| Mission Road | Brownfield | Bexar | gas | — | 114 MW | — | 69.8 |
| Bryan (TX) | Brownfield | Brazos | gas | — | 116 MW | — | 68.5 |
| Major Oak Power | Brownfield | Robertson | coal | — | 600 MW | — | 68.5 |
| Pirkey | Brownfield | Harrison | coal | — | 721 MW | — | 68.4 |
| Big Brown | Brownfield | Freestone | coal | — | 1,987 MW | — | 68.3 |
| Plant X | Brownfield | Lamb | gas | — | 244 MW | — | 68.0 |
| Turbine | Brownfield | El Paso | gas | — | 121 MW | — | 68.0 |
| Aegle Power | Brownfield | Cameron County | gas | 138 kV | 1,282 MW | 3.4 yrs | 67.7 |
| Central Utility Plant - Texas A&M | Brownfield | Brazos | gas | — | 5 MW | — | 67.7 |
| Deer Park Plant | Brownfield | Harris County | gas | 138 kV | 111 MW | 3.4 yrs | 66.6 |
| Texas Petrochemicals | Brownfield | Harris County | gas | 138 kV | 560 MW | 3.4 yrs | 66.2 |
| Grove Landfill | Brownfield | Travis | landfill | — | — | — | 65.4 |
| Tessman Road Municipal Solid Waste Landfill | Brownfield | Bexar | landfill | — | 0 MW | — | 64.9 |
| DFW Gas Recovery | Brownfield | Denton County | gas | 138 kV | 12 MW | 3.4 yrs | 64.7 |
| Pinecrest Energy Center | Brownfield | Angelina County | gas | 138 kV | 753 MW | 3.4 yrs | 64.6 |
| Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility | Brownfield | Tarrant County | biomass | 138 kV | 1 MW | 3.4 yrs | 64.0 |
| Hal C Weaver Power Plant | Brownfield | Travis County | gas | 138 kV | 18 MW | 3.4 yrs | 63.9 |
| Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West | Brownfield | Nueces County | gas | 138 kV | 8 MW | 3.4 yrs | 63.7 |
- How many brownfield datacenter sites are in Texas?
- GridCensus catalogs 62 brownfield datacenter candidate sites in Texas.
- What is a brownfield datacenter site?
- Previously developed land with real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields trade remediation overhead for existing utility hookups, infill locations near fiber, and redevelopment incentives.
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